Eleonora Giorgi (born 21 October 1953) is an Italian actress.

Biography

Giorgi was born in

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. Her father was of Italian and English origin. Her mother was of Italian and Hungarian origin. She made her film debut in a minor role in Paolo Cavara's horror film '' Black Belly of the Tarantula'' (1970) and subsequently appeared in nearly fifty films, mostly in prominent roles. Domenico Paolella's '' Story of a Cloistered Nun'' (1973), an important

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, marked her film debut, at age eighteen. She then took part in ''Il bacio'' (''The kiss''), a fantasy drama directed by Mario Lanfranchi, and in erotic comedies such as Salvatore Samperi's '' La sbandata'' (1974), in which she plays near

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and Luciana Paluzzi,

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's '' Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno'' (1974),

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's ''

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'' (U.S. title: ''Love and Energy'') (1975) and Gianluigi Calderone'''s Appassionata'', that definitively gaine her the public acclaim. Storiadiunamonaca2

Roles in movies like Franco Brusati's '' To Forget Venice'' (1979),

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's '' Inferno'' (1980), Nino Manfredi's '' Nudo di donna'' (1981), and

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Beyond Obsession ''Beyond the Door'' ( it, Oltre la porta, and also known as ''Beyond Obsession'') is a 1982 Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni as Enrico Sommi * Eleonora Giorgi as Nina * Tom Berenger as Matthew Jackson * ...

'' (1982) are some of her most known and remarkable dramatic performances but in the beginning of the eighties, Giorgi decides to rejoin comedy. She's near

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in ''

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'' and ''Grand hotel excelsior''; for her performance in Carlo Verdone's ''

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'' (1982), she won the

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award and

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award for Best Actress. In 2003, Giorgi wrote and directed her first film ''Uomini & donne, amori & bugie'' (U.S. title: ''Love, Lies, Kids... & Dogs''), with

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Filmography

* '' Story of a cloistered nun'', directed by Domenico Paolella (1973) * '' Appassionata'', directed by Gianluigi Calderone (1974) Eleonora Giorgi - Appassionata (1974)

* '' The Kiss'', directed by Mario Lanfranchi (1974) * '' Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno'', directed by

(1974) * '' La sbandata'', directed by Alfredo Malfatti (supervised by Salvatore Samperi) (1974) * ''

'', directed by

(1975) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1975) * ''

Young, Violent, Dangerous ''Young, Violent, Dangerous'' ( it, Liberi armati pericolosi), is a 1976 Italian "poliziottesco" film directed by Romolo Guerrieri. It is based on the short stories "Bravi ragazzi bang bang'' and ''In pineta si uccide meglio'', both included in Gio ...

,'' directed by

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(1976) * ''

And Agnes Chose to Die ''L'Agnese va a morire'', internationally released as ''And Agnes Chose to Die'', is a 1976 Italian drama film directed by Giuliano Montaldo. It is based on a novel of the same name by Renata Viganò which won the Viareggio Prize in 1949. Cast ...

,'' directed by

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(1976) * ''L'ultima volta'', directed by

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(1976) * '' Ready for Anything,'' directed by

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(1977) * ''

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,'' directed by Eriprando Visconti (1977) * ''Ca fait tilt'', directed by Andrè Hunebelle (1977) * ''

Suggestionata ''Suggestionata'' is a 1978 Italian drama film directed by Alfredo Rizzo and starring Eleonora Giorgi and Gabriele Ferzetti. Plot An engineer, a wealthy professional, and a former fascist, returns to Italy to reclaim his land. Widowed with three y ...

,'' directed by Alfredo Rizzo (1978) * '' Safari Rally,'' directed by

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(1978) * '' To Forget Venice,'' directed by Franco Brusati (1979) * '' A Man on His Knees,'' directed by

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(1979) * '' Velvet Hands,'' directed by

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(1980) * '' Inferno'', directed by

(1980) * ''

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,'' directed by Castellano & Pipolo (1980) * ''

Portrait of a Woman, Nude ''Nudo di donna'' (internationally released as ''Portrait of a Woman, Nude'' and ''Portrait of a Nude Woman'') is a 1981 Italian mystery - comedy film. It is the third and final film directed by Nino Manfredi. The original director, Alberto Latt ...

,'' directed by Nino Manfredi (1981) * ''

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,'' directed by Carlo Verdone (1982) * '' Beyond the Door,'' directed by

(1982) * ''

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,'' directed by Castellano & Pipolo (1983) * ''

'', directed by Steno (1983) * ''Sapore di mare 2 – Un anno dopo,'' directed by Bruno Cortini (1983) * ''

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,'' directed by Luciano Salce (1984) * ''Giovanni Senzapensieri'', Marco Colli (1986) * ''

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'', Carlo Verdone (1988) * ''

Il volpone ''Il volpone'' is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed in by Maurizio Ponzi, inspired by Ben Jonson's comedy with the same name. The film stars Enrico Montesano, Enrico Maria Salerno and Paolo Villaggio. Plot Set in the Ligurian Riviera durin ...

'', directed by

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(1988) * ''SoloMetro'', directed by Marco Cucurnia (2007) * ''My Father Jack'' (2016) * ''Attesa e Cambiamenti'' (2016) La sbandata (1974) - Franco, Paluzzi, Modugno, Giorgi

Discography

Singles

* "Quale appuntamento/Messaggio Personale" –

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(1981)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giorgi, Eleonora 1953 births Actresses from Rome Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian film producers Italian screenwriters Living people David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Italian women film directors Film directors from Rome Italian people of Hungarian descent Italian people of British descent